mountain pass
Chinook Pass
WA-410 crosses the Cascade crest at 5,430 feet on Mount Rainier's eastern flank; the stone arch at the summit frames one of the classic postcard views of the volcano.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Washington, United States · North America
Cle Elum sits on the route: 45 minutes from Ellensburg, 57km from Chinook Pass.
Cle Elum is a town located in Washington, United States. With a population of 1,901, it is an important destination in North America.
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Cle Elum ( klee EL-əm) is a city in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,157 at the 2020 census. About 84 miles (135 km) by car from Seattle, Cle Elum is a popular area for camping and outdoor activities. It is also unofficially considered the starting point of Eastern Washington whenRead more
driving east on I-90 from Seattle, although this is somewhat arbitrary since many consider either the town of Easton, anywhere east of Keechelus Lake, or the wildlife crossing bridge over I-90 to be the starting point.
The town takes its name from the Cle Elum River, which meets the Yakima River near here. The Kittitas band of the Yakama tribe lived here and fished the Yakima River. In the 1800s, settlers traveled through on their way to Puget Sound, and the Kittitas band was eventually displaced to a reservation. The settlement here had a large sawmill and a train depot, and the town was incorporated in 1902.
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Cle Elum is located in Washington, United States, North America. The coordinates are 47.1954 latitude, -120.9393 longitude.
Cle Elum has a population of approximately 1,901 people, making it a town in United States.
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WA-410 crosses the Cascade crest at 5,430 feet on Mount Rainier's eastern flank; the stone arch at the summit frames one of the classic postcard views of the volcano.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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